About Us

The people of the MFO serve a historic mission in support of peace and regional stability. We seek candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our commitment to our mission. The MFO’s success as an organization rests with its people in the Sinai; a multinational group of men and women, military and civilian. MFO members perform a mission that is difficult and at times repetitive.  They do this far from the comforts of home and family in the remote desert environment of the Sinai. In this environment, MFO members are provided with educational possibilities, welfare, and recreation. Despite the challenges they may face, our staff are proud to work for the MFO and determined to make a positive impact. Join our team https://mfo.org/life-in-the-sinai.

POSITION TITLE: High Voltage Electrician

DEPARTMENT: Force Engineering Office (FEO)

BRANCH: Chief of Support

LOCATION: Sharm El-Sheikh, South Sinai, Egypt

CATEGORY: International Staff – Grade 6

REPORTS TO: Power Plant Supervisor

About You

 Are you a skilled High Voltage Electrician looking for an opportunity to work with critical electrical systems? We are currently seeking a dedicated High Voltage Electrician to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for maintaining the distribution system, switchgear, and transformers at either our North or South Camp location. Your duties will include installation, monthly inspection, testing, and repair of electrical substations, generator sets, and underground primary electrical distribution systems. This requires expertise in electrical and electronic principles, procedures, materials, and safety standards for systems ranging from 1KV up to 22KV.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

1.  Operation and maintenance activities involving the Power Plant and Electrical distribution HV systems; ensuring all duties under their responsibility are carried out in strict accordance with the MFO’s safety rules and operating procedures.
2. Organizing preventive and corrective maintenance and repairs, upgrades, and minor improvements.   
3. Assist the Generator Mechanic with the generator maintenance in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions by operating high voltage switch gears to isolate generator from the electrical distribution system.
4. Assist the development of plans for power distribution, transformers or switch gear improvement, upgrades, and bills of material. 
5. Monitors and maintains equipment and special tooling placed under his/her responsibility to include upkeep of Company/Site vehicles to the standards expected and detailed by the MFO. 
6. Assists with the development of a program for regular training on workplace health and safety and the use of specialist tools.  
7. Maintains detailed records of all work undertaken (in terms of description, work hours expended, and items used), and ensures accurate and timely completion of work orders.  Ensures that all work orders are raised in SAP, and these are maintained up-to date.
8. Cover 24 hour “on call” duty as required to provide the Camp with electrical power.  
9. The High Voltage Electrician, as part of the FEO team, may be required to perform or assist with other tasks as requested. These tasks will be both reasonable and within the skillsets of this job description to ensure that in doing so, there is no contravention of any MFO H&S policies. 

We are Driven By:

• Commitment to the MFO’s mission and purpose
• Pride in being part of one of the most successful peace-keeping organizations in history
• Multinational/multicultural environment
• Friendly work culture
• Developing new skills and experiences, taking on technically challenging projects
• Opportunities to learn and develop, professionally and personally
• A variety of work where no day is the same
• Workplace Safety

Our Requirements:

• Thorough knowledge of the common practices, tools, terminology, and safety precautions of the HV Electrician trade. 
• Must be able to work without supervision and always looking to develop procedures through continuous improvement.   
• Must maintain a “safety & quality first” attitude with a solid customer focused outlook. 
• Ability to read, interpret and work from blueprints; prepare rough sketches of work and estimates of material and labor; select proper materials to be used. 
• Proficiency with MS Office Suite and knowledge of Enterprise Resource Planning tools. 
• Must hold a valid home country driver’s license. 
• Must be fluent in English

Education and Experience

• High School Diploma or equivalency. 
• Must have recognized Certification/License from home country.
• 10+ years’ experience within the service industry involving HV Electrical systems. 
• Must have experience in all types of HV Electrical configurations to include, but not limited to, operation and maintenance of diesel engine power production and high voltage electrical distribution systems. 

Additional information:

This is a non-family duty location with on-camp accommodation. To learn more about the work and life conditions in the Sinai, go to https://mfo.org/life-in-the-sinai. 

Conditions of Employment:

• This position carries an annual total salary of USD70,962 gross.
• A two-year, renewable, unaccompanied-status contract including free housing, meals, worldwide health insurance and recreational facilities is offered. May be eligible for tax free status.
• Any appointment/extension of appointment is subject to the MFO HR Directives and other relevant internal rules. Any offer of employment with the MFO is conditional upon certification by the MFO Medical Adviser that the person concerned is medically fit to perform the specific inherent requirements of the position offered. To confirm an offer from the MFO the successful candidate will be required to undergo a medical examination.
• Any extension of employment contracts is subject to various elements including the following:  continuing need of the functions and satisfactory conduct and performance.

To learn more about how we recruit go to https://mfo.org/join-our-team. 

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUALITY AND INCLUSION

The MFO workforce consists of many diverse nationalities, cultures, languages and opinions. We are strongly committed to ensuring workforce diversity, particularly in terms of gender and ethnicity. We believe that by promoting fairness in the workplace and fostering a culture of inclusiveness, we can attract the best talent. We strive to create a work environment in which employees feel valued and have the opportunity to excel regardless of age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, or sexual orientation. We do not tolerate any kind of harassment, abuse, or discrimination. 

The deadline for receiving applications is 8 November 2024.  

We reserve the right to conduct further interviews before the deadline for submission of applications.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

Women are especially encouraged to apply.